The game's research model proceeds continuously while the player can still favour particular lines of development. That distinction mirrors a real procurement problem: technical progress needs sustained institutional effort, but decisions about which work receives priority affect the fleet available at the moment of crisis. Early choices between rangefinders, guns, destroyer technology, and machinery show that every priority also delays something else. The moment provides context for later choices about guns, machinery, and fire control.
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Research priorities shape fleet capability
Continuous research produces results over time, but emphasis choices decide which naval capabilities mature first.